Comparative Effects of Physical and Non-Physical Control Tactics Within Intimate Partner Sexual Violence

• In Event: Physical and Sexual Intimate Parter Violence: Predictors, Measurement and Consequences

Abstract

Research has consistently found physical and psychological violence to be detrimental to victims' health, yet little is known about the effects of these acts of violence when used as tactics to facilitate sexual violence. This study, utilizing data from the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), compares health effects related to experiencing intimate partner sexual violence through physical and non-physical tactics of control. The moderating effects of gender and sexual orientation are also examined.

Authors

• Anna E. Kleppe, University of South Florida

• Ráchael Powers, University of South Florida

• John Cochran, University of South Florida